Black Venus
Abdellatif Kechiche2010-10-27
6.566
159 min
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
Cast
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Yahima Torres | Saartjie Baartman | Unowned |
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André Jacobs | Hendrick Caezar | Unowned |
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Olivier Gourmet | Réaux | Unowned |
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Elina Löwensohn | Jeanne | Unowned |
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François Marthouret | Georges Cuvier | Unowned |
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Michel Gionti | Jean Baptiste-Berré | Unowned |
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet | Charles Mercailler | Unowned |
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Jonathan Pienaar | Alexander Dunlop | Unowned |
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Rémi Martin | First brothel's customer | Unowned |
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Jean-Jacques Moreau | Henri de Blainville | Unowned |
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Cyril Favre | Senior Naturalist Assistant | Unowned |
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Dominique Ratonnat | Senior Naturalist Assistant | Unowned |
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Didier Bourguignon | Senior Naturalist Assistant | Unowned |
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Ralph Amoussou | Harry, first servant | Unowned |
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Alix Serman | Matthew, second servant | Unowned |
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Patrick Albenque | Zachary Macaulay | Unowned |
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Christian Erickson | Lord Ellenborough | Unowned |
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Nigel Hollidge | Maître Gazely | Unowned |
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Paul Bandey | Attorney General | Unowned |
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Philip Schurer | Peter van Wageninge | Unowned |
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Robert Dauney | Thomas Gisborne Babington | Unowned |
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Paul Ryan | Judge Le Blanc | Unowned |
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Natania van Heerden | Leslie Stanzler | Unowned |
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Yvo Muller | Court Interpreter | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Carey | Priest | Unowned |
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Richard Hadley | Bailiff | Unowned |
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Richard Temple | English Bailiff | Unowned |
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Christopher King | Court Reporter | Unowned |
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Jean-Louis Dupont | First Scientist | Unowned |
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Gaël Thiebaut | Second Scientist | Unowned |
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Cathy Darietto | Ms. Campanile | Unowned |
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Christian Prat | Mr. Campanile | Unowned |
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Monique Brun | Brothel Owner | Unowned |
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Jean-Marc Guisti | Brothel Doctor | Unowned |
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Violaine Gillibert | Géraldine Rivière | Unowned |
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Olivier Loustau | Hussar | Unowned |
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Jeanne Corporon | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Violaine de Carne | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Maria Beloso-Hall | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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François Genty | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Rosalie Symon | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Nicholas Mead | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Mélodie Richard | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Maïe Degove | Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering | Unowned |
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Alain Naron | Alain Naron | Unowned |
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Christopher Craig | Scottish Singer | Unowned |
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Mirabelle Kirkland | First Prostitute of the Tavern | Unowned |
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Karen Smit | Second Prostitute in the Tavern | Unowned |
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Joe Sheridan | First Recruiter / Bearded Woman | Unowned |
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Jonathan Hayes | Second Recruiter | Unowned |
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Barnaby Apps | Third Recruiter | Unowned |
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Guillaume Verdier | First Client | Unowned |
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Mario Caniglia | Second Client | Unowned |
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Leila D'Issernio | First Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Bouraouïa Marzouk | A Woman | Unowned |
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Myriam Vanhove | Third Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Laetitia Vitteau | Fourth Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Calypso Baquey | Fifth Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Claire-Lise Pinet | Sixth Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Emma Gamet | Seventh Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Duangnapa Gionti | Eighth Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Réjane Cousin | Ninth Prostitute at the Brothel | Unowned |
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Nicolas Abraham | Saartjie's Second-to-Last Customer | Unowned |
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Walter Shnorkell | Saartjie's Last Customer | Unowned |
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Xandra Van Welden | Hat Saleswoman | Unowned |
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Darinka Duthilleul | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Jean-Georges Brunet | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Claudette Walker | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Christina Correia | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Yves Michon-Malaval | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Krystyna Kolosa | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Léon Kolasa | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Jeanne Danielle Serieis | Guest at the Swingers' Party | Unowned |
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Patrick Blanc | Tavern Musician | Unowned |
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Ezzadine Bouzid | Tavern Musician | Unowned |
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Pierre Cezaroni | Tavern Musician | Unowned |
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François Meignant | Tavern Musician | Unowned |
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Jean-Bernard Mondolini | Tavern Musician | Unowned |
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Ségolène Brutin | Musician in the Bourgeois Salon | Unowned |
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Pierre Charles | Musician in the Bourgeois Salon | Unowned |
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Emmanuel Galliot | Musician in the Bourgeois Salon | Unowned |
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Gionata Sgambaro | Musician in the Bourgeois Salon | Unowned |
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Sonia Joubert | Acrobat | Unowned |
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Elise Cribier-Delande | Woman in the Crowd | Unowned |
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Eliska Cross | Mistress | Unowned |
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Pascal Duthuin | Valet | Unowned |
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Mark Simpson | Theatregoer | Unowned |
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Albanna Enlil | Extra (courtroom scene) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Catherine Badet-Corniou | Prostitute (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gilles Matheron | Théobald de Méry (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eric Moreau | Spectator at the Carnival Booth (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Yann Sorton | Cabaret Costumer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Diana Stewart | Lady with Parasol (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg | Self, Minister of Research (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Thabo Mbeki | Self, President of South Africa (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |